Sometimes you almost have to have air traffic control, you know, when one or two groups are planning different issues to be protested at the same time, said former premier Gary Doer, joking about how many people sometimes fill the grounds.
WATCH | Protesters storm through legislature doors in 1999:
Indigenous groups charge legislature doors, 1999
CBC News Manitoba3 months ago
2:43Opening day of Manitoba s spring session of the legislature became one marked by riot police, pepper spray and an angry crowd pushing its way through the doors in 1999.2:43
Usually, speeches are made, signs are waved and after a couple of hours the crowds peacefully disperse and move out.